Combined tobacco-box and cigarette-maker.



J. A. H. CASTONGUAY.

COMBINED TOBACCO BOX AND CIGARETTE MAKER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. II. 1918.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

JOSEPH ARTHUR HENRY CASTONGUAY, 013 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

COMBINED TOBACCO-BOX AND CIGARETTE-MAKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25. 1919.

Application filed February 11, 1918. Serial N 0. 216,654.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH ARTHUR HENRY CAsToNGUAY, a citizen of theUnited States of America, and a resident of Boston, in the State ofMassachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful CombinedTobacco-Box and Cigarette-Maker, of which the following is aspecification, the same being a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which itapperta'ins to make and use the same.

This inveiition relates to an apparatus for conveniently making smallcigars consisting of finely cut tobacco rolled up in an envelop of thinpaper-as rice paperso as to form a cylinder open at each end, whichdevice serves to form an attachment of a tobacco box of ordinaryor'approved construction, the whole being of simple construction,inexpensive to manufacture and convenient and eflicient in practicaloperation.

In order to attain the desired end the invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement and operation of parts hereinbelow set forth.

In the drawings, illustrative of one embodiment of the invention, Figure1 represents a perspective view of an article constructed according tomy invention; and Fig. 2 is a section taken through the upper part ofthe body of the same when in a closed relation.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in both the views.

Referring particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the body of areceptacle to hold tobacco and 2 a cover therefor which is in thepresent instance attached to the said body by a hinge 3 as illustratedin Fig. 1.

My cigarette maker or former comprises two side walls 4 and anintermediate bottom portion 5, the side walls preferably beingsubstantially of the same length as that of a cigarette wrapper andopened the width of a cigarette, the same being practically of U- shapedconformation. In the example illustrated the ends or projecting flangesof the former 45 are respectively passed over the edge of the cover orclosure 2, as at 6, and through the body of the cover as at 10.

The closure 2 of the receptacle 1 is preferably formed with a slot 7 andthe troughshaped cigarette former or container is constructed andarranged to be preferably attached to and detached from the lower faceof the said closure in the present instance by means of one of theprojecting flanges, as 6, at one end portion thereof being bent aroundthe edge of the slot 7 of the closure, and the projecting flange, as 10,at the other and opposite end portion of the cigarette former beingpassed through the body of the closure.

An orifice 8 may be formed-in the closure, if desired, for the purposeof ejecting the rolled cigarette from the former, and the receptacle mayhave means of suspension, as the spring catch 9.

In operation, the cigarette wrapper is placed within the former and,after the insertion of the tobacco therein, the edges of the wrapper maybe turned over on each other, and the completed cigarette may be pushedthrough the slot 7 or ejected from the former by means of the insertionof an instrument through the orifice 8.

The spaces between the, walls 4 of the cigarette former and the sides ofthe closure may serve as convenient receptacles to contain matches, ifdesired.

What I claim as my invention is In a device of the class described, areceptacle, a closure therefor having a surrounding flange provided witha'slot, and a cigarette former attached to the lower face of the closureand comprising a' troughshaped container having projecting flanges atthe end portions thereof, one flange being adapted to be passed throughthe body of the closure and the oppositely disposed flange beingconstructed and arranged to be bent around an edge of the slot of theclosure.

In testimony of the foregoing specification, I do hereby si the same inthe city of Boston, county 0 Suffolk and State of Masjsachusetts, this16th, day of September, 191

JOSEPH ARTHUR HENRY CASTONGUAY.

Witnesses:

L. O. DEMERs, A. FAIRBANK.

